Tag: holidays
Our Gift-Giving Makeover
I love gifts. I love choosing, wrapping, and giving gifts. I also love receiving gifts. If you follow the book The Five Love Languages,...
12 Tips to DeStressing The Holidays
It’s the holidays and if you’re a Mother, this is met with as much anxiety as it is excitement! You’re exhausted and your husband...
December Guide to Family Events in and around Indianapolis
The holiday season is in full effect! Here is our December round up of our favorite family events right here in Indianapolis and surrounding...
Teal Pumpkin Project: Non-Candy Halloween Trick or Treat Ideas for Kids...
Every year on Halloween, I cheerfully hand out candy to a few hundred variations on baby bees, gory zombies and cute animals walking on...
To the Father Who Only Gets Father’s Day
You are an amazing Father.
Your children know you are. They hang all over you the second the get to walk through the door of...
Milk and Cookies Birthday Party
Kids birthday parties. Phew. Do you get stressed just thinking about them? Our media saturated culture has created some crazy expectations.
Because of this, my...
Why I Don’t Want to Travel for Christmas…Preferably Ever
The holidays are a time to enjoy with family, show appreciation for those you love and maybe sip a holiday eggnog or seven and...
There Will Never Be an Elf on Our Shelf
Christmas is my favorite holiday, hands down, no competition. I unabashedly start brainstorming wrapping paper color themes in October, and selecting the family Christmas...
Household Items That are Better Than Baby Toys
I remember when my husband and I were registering in advance of our son's birth and wondering what baby toys we should add to...
An Ode to Combining Family Traditions
Most families have a certain number of traditions that are passed down over the years. Growing up, we had quite a few in my...
Easter Baskets: 13 Affordable, Non-Candy Treats
If anyone else's family is like mine, the kids are going to get plenty of candy in their Easter baskets without me contributing to the sugar-rush....
St. Patrick’s Day: Before Kids Vs. After
It's no secret that life changes drastically when you have kids, but perhaps one of the biggest changes is how you celebrate certain holidays,...
Gifts from Santa: Can We Tone It Down A Bit?
With the holidays quickly approaching, my newsfeed has been riddled with article after article about why people are going to let go of the...
Santa Stays: Why We’re Sticking With Santa Until Santa Doesn’t Stick
I've read at least three blogs today about telling kids the truth about Santa. Apparently one of the latest parenting trends is to boycott...